Just as the Government of Alberta launched a $25 million national and international rebranding campaign to counter critics of current oil sands development practices, the latest Nanos Poll suggests that many Canadians, including here in the West, still have mixed feelings about our oil sands reputation.
Here are the national results and regional breakdown:
Do you believe that oil sands development has a positive, neutral or negative impact on Canada’s reputation abroad?
Canada
Positive: 26%
Neutral: 25%
Negative: 35%
Unsure: 14%Atlantic Canada
Positive: 40%
Neutral: 25%
Negative: 24%
Unsure: 11%Quebec
Positive: 14%
Neutral: 29%
Negative: 46%
Unsure: 12%Ontario
Positive: 30%
Neutral: 24%
Negative: 29%
Unsure: 17%Western Canada
Positive: 29%
Neutral: 22%
Negative: 36%
Unsure: 13%
